I'm really just human

"The key to Kiva is to control your desires, not be afraid, and believe in yourself."

As he spoke, Xia Chuan continued to walk towards the others.

"The key to Blade is to protect the person in front of you..."

"I just want to become strong enough and destroy all the monsters," Kenzaki Kazuma still had a sullen face, "Teacher, can you really help me?"

"The only one who can help you is yourself."

Xia Chuan's eyes were subtle.

He knew that the person wearing Blade could potentially become the strongest monster in the final stage.

His name is also Kenzaki Kazuma, but I don’t know if this student will have the same ending as the protagonist of “Blade” in the future.

"There are also mage and raccoon cats."

Natsukawa turned to Haruto and Sakurai Keikazu who were standing behind him.

Both of them are mass-produced knights, especially the former. He really doesn't know how to quickly improve the fusion coefficient.

"Let's start with protection," Xia Chuan said after thinking, "Protecting humans, no matter what kind of knight system, most of them can become the core."

"Me too?" Murai Ryodai pointed at himself with a slight sense of grievance.

Every time he felt a little redundant.

"Wait until you can transform safely."

Natsukawa glanced at Murai Ryodai out of the corner of his eye.

Only this guy doesn't need to consider the fusion coefficient.

"By the way, let me tell you the truth," Xia Chuan paused and took the initiative to add pressure, "No matter what you thought before, you will all join the front line in a month. I hope you can all survive by then."

"How could this happen?" Sakurai Keikazu shuddered violently.

He entered the Knight Academy just to stay away from the front lines, but now he is told that he still has to participate in the battle?

"Not only you, but also Class B and the instructors will go," Xia Chuan said with a smile, "Of course, an ordinary person like me doesn't have to go. I will wait for your news here."

"..."

……

"Boom!"

Heavy rain in the city.

Hiroko Asami ran to the outside of the coffee shop holding an umbrella. When she saw her partner waiting inside, she quickly folded the umbrella and went inside.

"senior!"

Takahashi Kazumi stood up in surprise.

"Any clues?"

“No,” Asami Hiroko shook her head tiredly, “It’s impossible to find Kuuga this way. We can only start with Gurongi. Although I don’t know why, Kuuga does intend to hunt down Gurongi.”

"That's true, but Gurongi can't be found easily, right?"

Takahashi Kazumi said disappointedly.

“It’s true that there are some eyewitness reports now, but they are all minor characters. Kuuga doesn’t seem to be interested in low-level Gurongi, like a picky eater.

So is he really Kamen Rider?

"Perhaps the research is correct and Kuuga is actually a high-level Gurongi. If that's the case, we're in too much danger."

"Ok?"

Hiroko Asami did not respond to her partner, but just looked at the strange woman walking in the rain outside in confusion.

He was holding an object that was more than a meter tall and looked like a sickle, but was not affected by the rain at all.

"That woman is..."

"Keng!"

The woman passed by a couple who were just walking out of the cafe holding an umbrella. As they passed by, her figure suddenly flashed and she was waving a sickle.

"Don't look back."

"what?"

Hiroko Asami almost thought she was hallucinating until she saw the heads of a couple who were walking a distance away fall to the ground at the same time, only then did she change color.

"It's Gurongi!"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 19 Don’t look back

2023-04-30

The rain finally subsided by noon, but the sound of sirens became more and more frequent in the city.

There were reports of Gurunji killings in many places in the city.

It is said that the criminal is a short-haired woman holding a giant weapon, and she would say "Don't look back" after each killing and beheading.

Almost all the victims were beheaded the moment they turned around.

But what's strange is that this time, Gurongi seemed to be killing only specific targets, and he didn't care even if there were other passers-by nearby.

"This is Harumi in the Central District. A woman suspected to be Gurongi is wielding a huge sickle and slashing pedestrians. The victims so far are all couples. I hope the citizens..."

"There are also victims in the harbor!"

"Where's the barrier? Why isn't it responding?!"

Amid the continuous sound of sirens, police stations across the country were busy.

"Too fast! And that guy is in human form most of the time!"

"Is it a higher level Gurongi?"

"Beep! The suspect is suspected to be heading to Roppongi in Minato. Please ask nearby patrol cars to increase patrols. Citizens please refrain from outdoor activities unless necessary..."

"The suspect's motive for the murder is still unknown."

"This Gurongi only attacks certain groups of people..."

port area.

The rain still kept falling.

A mother and daughter walked out of the mall carrying shopping bags and were attracted by the news report in the square.

"Mom, what is Gurongi?" the daughter asked curiously while fiddling with the little yellow hat.

The news released a photo taken by a passerby by chance, which showed a very beautiful aunt with short hair.

"Maybe it's the new weirdo."

The woman looked at the news report worriedly and held her daughter's hand tightly.

"It's too unsafe outside. Let's go back first."

"But we haven't been to the cake shop yet. I want to eat apple cake."

"Come back tomorrow..."

"ah--!"

A terrifying scream suddenly came from the other side of the square, and amid the rumbling thunder and rain, one could vaguely see a human head being separated and blood spurting out.

The woman held her breath instantly and covered her daughter's eyes with her hands.

"Boom!"

The lightning illuminated the entire blood-stained giant sickle, as well as the enjoying smile of the short-haired sickle girl.

"no, do not want……"

"Shh!"

The sickle girl passed by the mother and daughter in the lightning. The monster's figure flashed, and she instantly slashed out a fatal blow and turned back into a human.

"Don't look back."

The sickle-wielding woman stopped and waited until the mother and daughter behind her turned their heads and fell to the ground. Then she smiled and moved the original counter on her wrist. Amid the sound of accessories colliding, she disappeared again in the rain.

"Crash!"

The blood flowed along the ground of the square, and the little yellow hat rolled in the wind, and was finally picked up by Xia Chuan who was passing by the scene.

Mantis Gurongi, the strongest monster of the Mei Group.

Although it is just the Mei Group, the strongest in each class of Gurongi is actually not weaker than the previous level.

The danger level of this Mantis Gurongi is almost reaching the level 4 standard, and its killing method is the same as that of the Ge Group, which is different from the indiscriminate killing of lower-level Gurongi.

“It showed up so quickly.”

Xia Chuan looked at the bodies of the mother and daughter with a hint of reluctance.

It's too awful.

"Hey! What do you do?!"

A team of ant soldiers stepped on the puddles on the ground and quickly entered the square area. When they saw Xia Chuan, they shouted urgently.

"Get out of here!"

Without waiting for Xia Chuan to respond, a team of security personnel got out of the van and began to deal with the victim's body.

"The target fled to Shinjuku!"

"Team B and Team D, go to support!"

"understood!"

Xia Chuan watched quietly as the ant soldiers left.

Gurongi murder games usually have set time limits and target tasks. At the level of the Ge Group, additional rules are set, including but not limited to the location of the crime, characteristics of the victim, and manner of death.

Moreover, compared to lower-level Gurongi, the Ge Group is more capable of mastering modern human culture, and their attire is closer to that of normal humans, making them often much more difficult to identify than lower-level Gurongi.

If Mantis hadn't been holding a scythe in public, it would have been difficult to track her.

Regardless of whether the resurrection of these Gurongis has anything to do with him, this disaster must be ended as soon as possible.

Otherwise, the scope of victims will only increase.

"Wow!"

As he walked, Kuuga's belt spontaneously emerged, and the core light turned blue during a high-speed rotation. The Azure Dragon Armor instantly covered Xiachuan's entire body, then broke through the sparse rain curtain and quickly disappeared between the high-rise buildings.

"Swish!"

Shinjuku.

After visiting his comrade's elderly father, Keikazu Sakurai walked out of the cemetery with a lonely mood.

Two years ago, there were actually not many monsters active. At that time, he and other reserve Kamen Riders were sent to the front line after a simple training, in a blockade area in Izu, to fight a large number of infected monsters.

A year later, only two people from the three-member team were alive, and now the other one has died in the monster incident, and it is said that he didn't even have the chance to transform.

"What are the monsters and weirdos all about? Why do we have to fight?"

Sakurai Jing and Pain Hammer leaned against the roadside fence.

He really wanted to get rid of his knight identity. If he was not a knight, he would not have to go to the front line like Xia Chuan.

"found it."

Outside the cemetery, a short-haired woman holding a scythe raised her head slightly to sniff the special scent in the air. The silk vest that looked like pajamas was tightly attached to her upper body and kept dripping water. The big golden chain hanging on her chest swung back and forth as she walked.

Although she had the charming posture of a mature human woman, passers-by were completely unable to appreciate her beauty. They fled in panic almost the moment they spotted the short-haired girl. Soon, only Sakurai Keikazu and a couple who were suspected to be targeted by the short-haired girl were left at the scene.

Perhaps the heavy rain affected the scent marking. The short-haired girl sniffed for a long time, and after confirming it thoroughly, she raised her scythe and walked straight towards the couple.

"Weird, weirdo?"

It was the first time that Sakurai Keikazu encountered Gurongi face to face. He trembled and hid in the corner with his head in his hands, allowing the short-haired girl to pass by him.